Frequently Asked Questions

Send me a short message with your child’s age and a little about what you’ve noticed.

The next step after you get in touch is to arrange a free 15 minute phone call. It’s a chance to tell me in more detail what you’d like help with, ask any questions and to discuss how I can support you and your child.

If I suggest a next step, such as a Parent Consultation or an Assessment, I’ll explain what it involves and what it costs so you can decide in your own time. You may also check out my Services & Pricing page to see more about what I can offer.

Not necessarily. You can start with a parent consultation. If it would help for me to spend time with your child and look more closely at how they communicate, I’ll explain what an assessment would involve and what it could help us understand.

In most cases, my support typically starts with you, the parent or carer. You know your child the best and you see how they communicate in all sorts of moments that I’d only hear about in a direct appointment.

Working together means we can find ways to support your child’s communication that fit into things you already do, like playing together, getting dressed or sharing a book.

Sometimes though, it may be necessary for me to spend time with your child as part of a speech and language assessment, so I can see how they communicate and what helps them. Assessment allows a detailed understanding of a child’s communication and helps to inform intervention if it is required.

If I think your child would benefit from direct therapy with a Speech & Language Therapist, I’ll explain why and talk you through your options.

A parent consultation gives you time to make sense of what you’re noticing about your child’s communication and work out what might help.

Together, we’ll identify some practical things you can try during the routines and activities you already share, to support your child’s communication development.

Afterwards, I’ll send you a short written summary of what we discussed and the ideas we agreed to try.

When we make a plan together, we’ll agree what you’d like to see change and what you can look out for at home.

Small changes count. I’ll include what to look out for in the written summary, so you have something to refer to.

You may also decide to meet me again for a Progress Review. If so, we will talk about what you’ve noticed and adjust the plan together as needed. You may also choose the 4-week Parent Support option, during which we will meet once a week to discuss your child’s progress in more detail.

Yes. We can look at how your child uses their device now, what’s going well and what might make it easier to use throughout the day. If you’re just starting to explore AAC, we can talk through what might suit your child.

I offer online parent consultations to families across the UK. I can also offer home visits around Folkestone and Canterbury, depending on where you live and what kind of support you’re looking for. If you’d prefer a home visit, include your town or the first part of your postcode when you get in touch.

Yes. I have lot of experience working with young people and adults with a range of speech, language and communication needs as well as those with neurodivergence and learning disabilities. You’re welcome to get in touch for yourself or to ask about support for someone else.

You’ll find fees for my main services on the Services & Pricing page. For work that’s tailored to you, I’ll confirm the cost and what’s included before you decide whether to go ahead.

Bank transfer. Payment is required before your appointment takes place to secure the dates for the session. If you decide to go for any further support (e.g., assessment, progress monitoring or therapy) you will be invoiced at the end of each calendar month, according to the services you have received that month.

Speech refers to the way we say the sounds within words. This includes the way we articulate sounds using our mouth, tongue and lips, the way we use our vocal folds and breath to create voice, and the way we use rhythm in our speech to talk in a fluent manner. Language, on the other hand, refers to the words and sentences we understand and use and how we use them to share ideas and get what we want. Language is further broken down into receptive language (the ability to understand information) and expressive language (the ability to express information). Some clients require support with just speech, others just receptive language or expressive language (or both) and others might require support with both speech and language difficulties.